Impeachment loses its constitutional gravity in Trump case
WASHINGTON — Years from now, will you remember where you were and what you were doing when President Donald Trump was impeached? Have you forgotten al...
Trump courts black voters, but opposition remains deep
DETROIT — President Donald Trump brought African American guests to his State of the Union speech, ran a Super Bowl ad boasting how he’s making the cr...
Trump wins acquittal, but Ukraine saga far from over
WASHINGTON — The impeachment of President Donald Trump is over, but it's far from case closed on Ukraine.
The Latest: Biden dismayed Limbaugh awarded Medal of Freedom
CONCORD, N.H. — The latest on the 2020 election (all times local):
Vulnerable Democrat Doug Jones votes to convict Trump
WASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, widely considered the Senate's most endangered Democrat, voted Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump as th...
Biden casts top rivals as a risk for party that wants to win
SOMERSWORTH, N.H. — Facing questions about his campaign's viability, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of his top Democratic rivals on Wednesday, sugg...
Andy Reid tells parade-goers Chiefs will win again next year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs fans braved sub-freezing wind chills on Wednesday to celebrate the team's first Super B...
Venezuelan opposition head meets Trump in show of US support
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Wednesday scored a long-sought meeting with President Donald Trump, a high point on an intern...
Weinstein accuser says he ‘trapped’ her during hotel assault
NEW YORK — The final accuser at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial testified Wednesday that he stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped h...
Black lawmakers demand Biden disavow surrogate’s comments
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Black lawmakers in South Carolina are calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to disavow statements from a longtime friend and cam...
Abortion is unlikely complication in Senate race in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. — A fight in the Kansas Legislature over protecting its power to restrict abortion has become an unlikely complication in the Republican ...
No sanctions for Montana lawmaker over socialism comments
HELENA, Mont. — The speaker of the Montana House conceded Wednesday that the Legislature will likely do nothing to sanction a Republican state represe...
Parkland dad apologizes for State of the Union outburst
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The father of a student killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre apologized Wednesday for disrupting President Donald T...
Congress urged to pass anti-doping bill before Olympics
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before...
Oscar Predictions: Can ‘Parasite’ upset ’1917′?
NEW YORK — Ahead of Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle shares his predictions for a ceremony with a lot of locks bu...
Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit
NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Micha...
Impeachment takeaways: Trump’s iron grip, McConnell delivers
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate appears virtually certain to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges as GOP lawmakers r...
California firefighters return from battling Australia fires
LOS ANGELES — Twenty firefighters from California returned to the United States on Wednesday after spending nearly a month battling wildfires in Austr...
Partial Iowa results give Buttigieg slight edge over Sanders
DES MOINES, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg held a slight lead over Bernie Sanders in the opening contest of the Democratic race for the presidential nomination...
The Latest: WHO seeks $675M to fight new virus
BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
Vatican seeks to explain absence of aide after book scandal
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican sought Wednesday to explain the absence of a key member of Pope Francis' protocol team following the scandal over a book on...
Democrats’ response to Trump turns to working-class worries
WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Democrats' response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to swivel from impeachment...
California pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor announced Wednesday that he is posthumously pardoning a gay civil rights leader while creating a new pardon...
Rhode Island governor backs Michael Bloomberg for president
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Billionaire presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg snagged his first endorsement from a governor on Wednesday, as Rhode Island Go...
NHL’s 1st black player says league working to fight racism
OTTAWA, Ontario — Willie O'Ree is hopeful that one day sports will be free of racism and bigotry, yet thinks it's still a long way off.
Dubai airport remains world’s No. 1 for international travel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai International Airport said on Wednesday that it maintained its title as the world's busiest for international trav...
Turkey deploys extremists to Libya, local militias say
CAIRO — Syrian militants affiliated with groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are currently being sent by Turkey to fight on behalf of ...
Photos of ‘king tides’ globally show risks of climate change
DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Tourists, nature lovers and amateur scientists are whipping out their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides on shore...
Analysis: Iowa Democrats drawn to two faces of change
WASHINGTON — Iowa Democrats were drawn to two faces of change.
Analysis: Trump argues to voters that America is great again
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stood before acolytes and accusers as he delivered his State of the Union address in the grandeur of the Capitol o...